Final Project: Race and Your Community

When analyzing the influences of race as it relates to my community, one would find a very diverse array of ethnic race and culture. The reason of this is very simple. I live in the town of Hereford Arizona. Not only is the location of my town five miles from the Mexican border, it is also a suburb of Sierra Vista which hugs Fort Huachuca. The region that I live in is Cochise County. Considering these two reasons alone, it is very easy to see how my area prides itself on a rich array of many different cultures.
Some of the cultural groups found here are Native American (292,552), Mexican (1,295,617), Asian American (118,672), African American (185,599), Pacific Islander (13,415), White (3,998,154) and other races (677,392). Considering all these racial groups that reside in this area, the diversity in culture is very rich. With that many types of cultural celebrations are partaken in every year. Some of these celebrations are the O’odham Tash Indian Powwow, La Fiesta de los Vaqueros, Waila Festival, Cinco de Mayo, Dia de los Muertos, and many other celebrations that are an annual event.
With the extensive cultural diversity that Arizona offers, the members in some ways look alike. In other ways, we look very different. If our thoughts with the aspect that we are all people then we do look very much alike. However, speaking of the aspect of how different our cultures are then we are very different. By this, I mean that we dress different, speak different languages, and study different religions. Inevitably, we are the same, as far as being human, but our cultures make us very different.
The leaders within the community are very eclectic. Within the ranks, there are many different racial groups. With the knowledge that our community leaders are of a different racial background, all people in my community are equal in the treatment received. This is as it should be. In my community, it is uncommon that anyone is treated...